Podcast 4: Alan Cherry remembered – Brickonomics blogger Brian Green on the ‘end’ of the recession

In this month’s podcast from Building Magazine Brian Green, our Brickonomics blogger, discusses whether the government statistics showing 0.1% growth of GDP really do mean the British economy is out of recession.

In an interview with Alex Smith, our web editor, Brian warns that the estimates for construction may be subject to later revisions by the government, and suggests that the real bounce-back won’t be seen until 2012.

We also pay tribute to the career of Alan Cherry, founding director of Countryside Properties, who has sadly died aged 76. Joey Gardiner, assistant editor, talks about his pioneering projects such as the Greenwich Millennium Village and how industry figures have all expressed their deep sadness at the passing of a great housebuilder and businessman.